Book Event with New York Times Bestselling Author Dave Wedge!

Name: Book Event with New York Times Bestselling Author Dave Wedge!
Start: 2025-09-14T16:30:00-04:00
Location: 12 Spruce St., Acton, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01720

Schedule

Sun, 14 Sep, 2025 at 04:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

12 Spruce St., Acton, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01720 | Acton, MA

We hope you'll join us for this special Sunday event with New York Times bestselling author Dave Wedge to celebrate his newest book, Blood & Hate: The Untold Story of Marvelous Marvin Hagler's Battle for Glory. Blood & Hate is the riveting and inspirational tale of how Marvelous Marvin Hagler escaped rioting in Newark in the late 60s, joined with Goody and Pat Petronelli and overcame incredible odds - and corruption - to rise through the ranks, and become one of the greatest boxers in history.
About Dave Wedge
Dave Wedge is a New York Times bestselling author based in Boston. His books include: “Boston Strong: A City's Triumph Over Tragedy,” a non-fiction drama about the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombings adapted for the 2017 movie “Patriots Day”; “Ice Bucket Challenge: Pete Frates and the Fight Against ALS”; “12: The Inside Story of Tom Brady's Fight for Redemption"; “Hunting Whitey: The Inside Story of the Capture and Killing of America’s Most Wanted Crime Boss”; and “The Last Days of John Lennon,” written with frequent collaborator Casey Sherman and James Patterson. Dave’s latest bestseller, “Riding With Evil: Taking Down the Notorious Pagans Motorcycle Gang,” is the true story of ATF agent Ken Croke, the only police officer to ever infiltrate the Pagans outlaw biker club. The book is currently in development as a feature film. Dave’s next book, “Blood & Hate: The Untold Story of Marvelous Marvin Hagler's Battle for Glory,” releases in early 2025. The film rights have been optioned by Academy Award-winner Sam Rockwell.
Dave is also a writer for Boston magazine, has written for VICE, Esquire, and Newsweek and was an award-winning investigative journalist for the Boston Herald for 14 years. He has appeared on NBC News, CNN, MSNBC, E!, France 24, Fox News Channel, Good Morning America and many other local and national networks.